FAITH CAPSULE: Unforgiving is a sin and it will deny man from God.
Matthew 18:21-35
An unforgiving believer of the Word of God has taken the position of unfulfilling mission. As an acclaimed believer, you are on a mission of fulfillment. That is fulfilling the calling you answered to when the Lord came knocking on the door of your heart. The Master brought forgiveness to us and He expects us to be able to forgive and carry on with Him. Are you a forgiving believer or unforgiving believer? A failure not to release others to forgiveness is making attempt to carry on without the Master taking charge. As an acclaimed believer, there will always be a need to be constantly assessable to the Master or the journey will be prematurely and permanently terminated. Prayer is the express way of assessing the Master. When you cannot stand in prayer you will fall and not prevail. The word of God demands from us to be constant and consistent in forgiving those who fault us. When understand to forgive flows in the life of a believer, engaging prayer according to God’s standard takes it place. Mark 11:25 identified God’s standard requirement to stand in prayer, “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him that your Father in heaven may also forgive your trespasses.” God is true to His word why not be true to honoring the word of God?
Mark 11:26 stated what happens when there is a failure to forgive, “But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.” Do you have challenge to forgive and move forward without looking back to the past? A failure not to forgive is a passage not to stand and gain access to God in prayer. Are you having the challenges not to forgive? If yes, it is time to begin to pray for the ones you are having challenges to forgive. Peter wanted to know how often do we forgive when he asked Jesus, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” (Matthew 18:21) Jesus wants us to know that forgiving others is not limited to once in a while but as often as the need calls for others to be forgiven. Allow God to work on your behalf by letting unforgiving spirits bow to a forgiving spirit. Without forgiving others, the price that Jesus paid for man becomes invalid in the life of man. God is true to perform His word. The David testified to the power of His word stating, “…For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.” (Psalm 138:2) Unforgiving is a sin and it will deny man from God. Be a forgiver and become assessable to God. He is Holy and with sin, no one can see Him.
Prayer for today: Ask God for His grace to be a consistent forgiver of those who offend you.